For the first time in Qatar and the Middle East, Doha will be the venue for the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) ‘5th Global Aviation Training & Trainair Plus Symposium’ slated from December 10 to 12 at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC).
The Qatar Aeronautical College (QAC), in collaboration with ICAO, is hosting and organising the event, which will be held under the patronage of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
The annual symposium attracts over 500 participants, representing members of the Trainair Plus Programme, industry stakeholders, and academic institutions with the aim of providing them with a forum to learn about new programme features and benefits, develop new business opportunities, and promote their training organisation and products.
The event provides a forum where ICAO member states and training organisations come together to forge new partnership opportunities in aviation training, and at the same time increase their awareness of key near- and long-term capacity-building priorities for global air transport.
Sheikh Jabor bin Hamad al-Thani, director general, QAC, said, “We are looking forward to convening of the ‘5th ICAO Global Aviation Training and the Trainair Plus Symposium 2018’, and I would like to welcome and thank all local and international media, international participating dignitaries from the industry, and especially the International Civil Aviation Organisation, represented by its secretary general, Dr Fang Liu, as well as high-level senior managers, decision-makers, and experts working in the sector.”
He added, “We appreciate this wonderful opportunity to hold this symposium that will raise the name of our country, Qatar, to the highest level of excellence within the global aviation industry – a source of pride, and prestige for all of us. Having such a position, and reputation, as well as the ability to hold such forums and symposiums, we can
confidently say ‘We are all Qatar’”.
The theme of this year’s symposium will focus on ‘Building Aviation Training Intelligence’. This references how, in today’s world of information abundance, data collected through various sources needs to be structured and managed in a coherent and functional way to generate decision-useful information or ‘intelligence’.
In the field of civil aviation training, it is critical to be able to identify the appropriate intelligence that will allow us to provide optimal aviation training solutions for both individuals and groups.
Throughout the three-day symposium, 33 speakers from 50 states will address the 500 attendees to share their expertise and information. The symposium will see seven working sessions, six panel discussions, and a number of meetings between participants.
The symposium comes to Qatar with support from Ministry of Transport and Communication, which is responsible for a number of major infrastructure projects in land, sea, and air transportation, transforming the life and business in Qatar.
Commercial aviation connects billions of travellers and moves millions of tonnes of cargo every year, providing the global economy nearly 63mn jobs. These millions of aviation related jobs are a key in ensuring the aviation industry operates in a safe and secure manner.
This year’s symposium will also explore ways to broaden the management approaches of training centre leaders to practice effective decision-making that will optimise their operations and ensure they build targeted training
portfolios that meet needs.
Sheikh Jabor bin Hamad al-Thani
